Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Hiking in for a little POTA in Pine Log State Forest K-4635

 The weather is warming up in NW Florida and it is time to get back into portable operating, POTA activations and just getting out in nature.  I am fortunate to live not too far from Pine Log State Forest where there are miles of trails and plenty of room to operate radio, get away from everyone for a little while, and enjoy God's creation.  

Check out the sights and sounds from Pine Log State Forest K-4635 where I was able to activate the park once again with 20 contacts over about an hour.  












Monday, February 27, 2023

In the Park with Linpac Packet Software on a Raspberry Pi

 I've been looking for a terminal emulator program for my Raspberry Pi.  I did some research and found a program called Linpac and have been playing around with it at the house.  Since I've had it working well at home, I decided to head out to the park and try it in the field. Check out the video to see how it went.




RaDAR Rally Report from Nov. 4, 2023

 The RaDAR (Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio) Rally was 11/4/23.  I decided to operate from a familiar location, Pine Log State Forest which i...